Disciplines and Occupations

Traumatology

The medical specialty which deals with WOUNDS and INJURIES as well as resulting disability and disorders from physical traumas.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

The medical specialty which deals with WOUNDS and INJURIES as well as resulting disability and disorders from physical traumas.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Surgical Traumatology
  • Traumatology, Surgical

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

use for the specialty dealing with physical trauma, not psychological trauma

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History Note

87

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Tree Number

  1. H02w.403w.810.104.500w

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NLM Classification

WO 21

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Traumatology. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014194. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014194
  2. Traumatology. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traumatology
  3. Traumatology. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q376680